Spirit Airlines to Connect Hartford and Pittsburgh to Fort Myers and Tampa

South Florida’s Hometown Airline is delivering more sunshine and more service to its two newest cities. Just in time for winter, Spirit will begin service to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers and Tampa International Airport (TPA) from Hartford’s Bradley International Airport (BDL) and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). The daily seasonal flights will […]

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TSA, American Airlines Testing New State-of-the-Art Screening Technology at PHX

For the first time ever, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), working collaboratively with American Airlines, is testing a computed tomography (CT) scanner in one checkpoint lane of Terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX). CT checkpoint scanning equipment aims to enhance threat detection capabilities by providing a 3-D image that can be viewed […]

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SITAONAIR and Teledyne Offer Aircraft Cockpit Comms Cellular Service

SITAONAIR and Teledyne Controls are joining forces to deliver the aviation industry’s first-ever airline-integrated ACARS datalink terrestrial cellular service. The new partnership announced between SITAONAIR and avionics manufacturer Teledyne Controls, represents what the two companies refer to as an “important evolution in airline and aircraft communications.” Datalink services are chiefly provided using VHF/VDL radio frequencies […]

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Winners Selected for the 2016-2017 TRB Airport Cooperative Research Program University Design Competition

The Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) recently selected winners for its University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs. The prestigious competition encourages students to design innovative and practical solutions to challenges faced by our nation’s airports. Students were invited to propose innovations in four technical challenge areas: Airport Operation and Maintenance, […]

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Texas Aviation Division Seeking Airport Engineer

Position: Airport Engineering Section Director Job ID: 107579 Location:  Austin, Texas Salary Range:  $7699.17 – $13021.33 Monthly GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Oversees all phases of general aviation airport project activities, to include right-of-way acquisition, engineering design and construction and associated administrative and support activities.  Reports to the Director, Aviation Division.  Manages a group of professional and technical […]

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